Decanting wine, what does it do? -Episode #18

March 22, 2006

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2004 Amon Ra Shiraz

Watch as Gary Vaynerchuk demonstrates the value of decanting wines. Also we explore the wonderful wines of the Barrosa Valley (Australia’s “Napa valley”) with Amon Ra. Crafted by Ben Glatzer, Amon Ra stands among the greatest wines in the world.

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  1. December 31, 2007

    Diana L-S

    Thanks for the education Gary!

    Looking back now I think that could have helped quite a few wines we’ve had. Now I need to get a stock going of wines and then open one up on the weekend in the afternoon and let it breath before dinner.

  2. December 30, 2007

    David Crowley

    I feel like I should give a resounding “amen” at the end here. Instead, I’ll start decanting tonight’s wine!

  3. December 27, 2007

    JD Heinzmann

    Wow, gee, that was my first post after lurking here for several months and was shocked by such a vitrolic response. Thank you all for standing up in my defense. It was an honest question. I am an engineer and ameteur scientist, and I really do mean to find out if running wine through a blender is bad for it, and if so, why? If not, would “frapping” a wine when in a pinch open it up? It makes sense… but is there a point that swirling gets too vigorous? Can anybody tell us more about the chemistry of decanting/aerating/frapping? Thanks again for everybody’s support.

  4. December 22, 2007

    nicollette

    I loved the show! I’m glad I stumbled on the site, will definitely take time to thoroughly check it out.

    I do have a question, does the type of decanter matter? I have this style, but will the wine breather well enough with such a narrow neck?
    http://www.houseofcrystal.co.uk/images/products/large/decanters/cut_crystal_ships_decanter.jpg

  5. December 22, 2007

    Adam Z

    you used to be so tame, gary

  6. December 21, 2007

    Keith L

    Came here after 374. Thanks for the education, I agree that investing time into wine that you have also invested in is important, Will decant from now on

  7. December 20, 2007

    Todd Smith

    Excellent show. Well demonstrated.

  8. December 20, 2007

    crank

    Hey everybody, be kind to Brook. She obviously just needs a hug…

  9. December 20, 2007

    JoeyB

    Good show…just like the others who recently posted, I came here after watching episode 374. I will break out the decanter for Christmas and taste the flavors.

    It’s interesting to see the evolution of GV over time…no jets spit bucket, more reserved and calm in the old days. Gary, you’re like a decanting wine…just get better and more flavorful with age.

  10. December 20, 2007

    mlong

    calm GV. Odd.
    :)

  11. December 20, 2007

    josh in burgundy

    warranted* got all worked up and forgot my spelling skills. Whoops

  12. December 20, 2007

    josh in burgundy

    Great episode, it is really funny to watch these after the most recent ones. Would like to try a bottle of that shiraz definitely.
    Also I’m kind of embarrased now to say that I am studying to be a Somm after Brooks little display. In now way shape or form were comments like that warrented. Who at a dinner table is going to want a disertation on the finer points of decanting. I hope she has better table manners then that.

  13. December 20, 2007

    Justin Erickson

    Gary – Great episode, I wish I had decanted more wines now.

    Brook – Why?

    Justin Erickson
    Wine Clerk
    Canidate Master of reading posts from people who think WAY to highly of themselves.

  14. December 19, 2007

    mlong

    spell it out candidate brook.
    We all want chemistry knowledge.

    **falls asleep**

  15. December 19, 2007

    Billr

    I too am like Brian and came here after episode #374 to check out the decanting episode. I though unlike Brian have never decanted. But, I am going to start with my next bottle of wine.

    Great episode….

  16. December 19, 2007

    BrianS

    Came here after #374; I’ve been doing this for most of the time I’ve been drinking wine, and I’m really happy to see someone like Gary get the word out to the enthusiasts about what interesting things it does to a wine.

    Keep up the good work.

    PS: I think its funny that Brook felt it necessary to list all of her qualifications after her name… a well-qualified jerk is still a jerk.

  17. December 19, 2007

    Kristen

    Hey Brook, no hating here.

    Cool episode GV…I saw this after #374 with Jeffrey Davies. Cool stuff- can’t wait to buy myself a decanter!

  18. December 17, 2007

    Brook

    Yo Hack,
    This surface understanding without the chemistry knowledge or depth of experience is gross. Please stop talking. You are only enabling more misconception.

    Brook Ray
    CWE
    MS Candidate
    sommelier

  19. December 13, 2007

    JD Heinzmann

    Thanks Gary. I’ve heard that you can even go so far as to pour a bottle of wine into a blender and frap it to get the same effect in just a minute or two. Have you ever tried this? It sounds so violent but hey, its just chemistry, isn’ty it? What’s going to happen? Can you bruise the wine? Perhaps I will try it and let you know.

    JD

  20. December 10, 2007

    Saul Simon

    Good Job, you keep it simple & provide great tips (very useful)
    Thanks

    Saul

  21. November 30, 2007

    Lukas B

    Gary,

    I tried this today with a not so good cabernet shiraz petit verdot, and i tested my Dad, not telling him it was the same wine.
    And he said he wouldn’t drink the one straight out of the bottle, but he’d drink the decanted one.

    While waiting for my wine to decant, i looked up decanting on the internet.
    And people say so many different things.
    One website said that for every hour a wine is decanted, is the equivalent to leaving it for a year in the bottle.
    really?

    I will almost definitely be decanting my wine from now on.

    PS, i couldn’t find a decanter quickly, so i ended up using a vase, that’s the sort of wine drinker i am

  22. November 23, 2007

    Tony P

    Thanks For the great tips (very useful)

  23. November 22, 2007

    ron

    id believe the vast difference between the 2 glasses if it was a blind tasting. its been shown that people think wines taste better (among other things) if theyre told that they are expensive even if they werent.

  24. November 16, 2007

    David James

    So…should you decant white wine as well?

  25. November 10, 2007

    Daniel Valencia

    Great video Gary. I see passion and knowledge in every single word you say. You transmit energy and that desire for learning more and more so I could get the most of every drop in every sip of wine I taste. Hope to meet you some day.
    Dan

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